Consumer staff and the role of personal experience in mental health services

Social Work in Mental Health

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 385-401

  Colson, Paul W ^a   Francis, Linda E ^b  

^a HARLEM HOSPITAL CENTER   (United States)

^b CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Consumer staff; Mental health services; Peer support

Indexed keywords

EID: 61449107586     PISSN: 15332985     EISSN: 15332993     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15332980802237735     Document Type: Article

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